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Claisen condensation

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Etymology

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Discovered by German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen.

Noun

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Claisen condensation (countable and uncountable, plural Claisen condensations)

  1. (organic chemistry) A carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction that occurs between two esters or one ester and another carbonyl compound in the presence of a strong base, resulting in a β-keto ester or a β-diketone.
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